The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-05-21
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vantage of the absence of the boss, stole
everything that was IN the house, furni
ture and all, loaded it into sail boat and
left for down the Missouri. He was cap
tured on Monday.
Bennett Bros of Butte have nearly COM
pleted the survey for the new street rail
way, and telegraphic order for the nee
essary rails has been sent. A thorough
inspection of eastern cable and electric
systems will be made, to determine which
one will be adopted.
Florence Thomas, a cyprian of Butte,
tired of life Of sin and degradation,
suicided on the 18th inst. by taking NOR
phine. She formerly piled her nefarious
vocation in Helena, and was known there
as the "Mormon Girl being graduate
of that hot bed of prostitutes, Utah.
Judge Hilger's boat, Rose of Helena,
made the trip from Hilger's landing to
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10 miles, shooting the rapids like dart.
She required two days to return against
the tide. In her trip up the river two OF
the rapids were stemmed by the boats
own powers, but line had to be run out
at the third to assist her.
Sheriff Harris and Deputy Vaughn
pulled an opium joint at Billings on the
10th inst, and just as the proprietors were
in the act of fitting up an outfit for some
Indians. Thus has Lo been contaminated
by associatlng with the almond-eyed fra
ternlty. This is the first instance on rec
ord where the redskin has sought to in
dulge in this eastern luxury.
| The members of the Montana Knights
of Pythias met IN conference at Butte on
the 18th but the proceedings of the first
day were chiefly devoted to the hearing
of the annual reports and committee work.
After adjournment, the Sir knights pro-
cced to Renshaw hall, where an elegant
collation. awaited them, covers being laid
for over two hundred guests.
The Helena and Victor mining COM
pany have stocked the Curlew and Eliza
beth mines in the Bitter Root valley at
$1,OOO,OOO, 100000 shares at IS each.
But few shares are offered for sale at pres
cnt, and these only to personal friends of
the incorporators. These are, without
doubt, wonderful mines, the last Car OF
ore shipped netting $2,4oO outside OF all
charges.
The trial of Louis Anderson for the
shooting of Mobiles at Phlipsburg, last
September, was concluded at Deer Lodge
| last week and he was sentenced by Judge
Galbraith to two and half years at hard
labor. Anderson entered the house of
Mobiles and began firing indiscriminately
at every object in the room, several of the
bullets penetrating the clothing of Mobiles
and wounding him slightly.
The Northern Pacific has made the fol-
lowing rates ON wool, hides, and tallow
from Helena to eastern terminals: Wool,
Car loads of 10000 pounds or more $1.60
per 100 pounds. Tallow, green hides, and
pelts in Car loads of 10000 pounds or
more, 1926 per 100 pounds. Dry hides
in car loads of 10000 pounds or more,
$1.75. This rate OH wool is fifteen cents
per 100 pounds less than last year.
Billings has been visited by another
blaze, this time it being the residence of
Jack Curtiss, which was totally consumed
with the contents, Mr.. Curtiss barely es
Gaping with his life. The origin is sup
posed to have been from defective fue,
but it is not exactly known. The fire
brigade turned out in full force but the
building was too far from hydrant to do
more than prevent general spread.
On the morning of the 14th inst. an
other wreck occurred on the Utah &
Northern road, between Spring Hill and
Red Rock. The train, in descending
heavy grade, broke in two, the ends COM
ing together in violent collision, telescop-
ing five cars, and fatally injuring squaw
and buck who were on the train, en- route
to Red Rock, besides bruising, more or
less, twenty-five other reds, bound for the
same place. Their medicine man was
along to attend to his red kindred.
At the conclusion of the Miles City
term of court Judge Bach passed sentence
upon the following transgressors of the
law: Sandy Forest, three months in the
county Jail for petit larceny, and costs of
prosecution. DR.. c. B. Lebcher, fined
500 .85 and to pay the costs of prosecution,
for assaulting Major MacQueen. William
Smith, five years in the penitentiary at
hard labor, for robbery; and Douglas
Doyle, seven years for grand larceny,
which makes general cleanup of the
criminal calendar for Custer county.
Elsie Farrar, Il member of Butte's demi
monde, suicided at that place on Wednes-
day by shooting herself with pistol, the